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MANILA, July 1 (Reuters) - Remittances from overseas Filipinos may rise this year, with signs of sustained demand for Filipino workers from Canada, Australia and some countries in the Middle East, a central bank report said.
MANILA, June 30 (Reuters) - Philippine farm production likely grew 1.5-2.0 percent in the second quarter from a year earlier, about the same pace as the first three months of 2009, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said.
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MANILA, June 28 (Reuters) - The Philippine government has asked the central bank's approval to borrow $1 billion overseas to fund a record budget deficit this year, sources from the Finance department and monetary authority said at the weekend.
MANILA, Philippines - Two prominent business groups in the Philippines failed to secure power generation contracts being offered for sale by the government.
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MANILA, June 26 (Reuters) - An investor group led by Xstrata Copper will conduct a study on the viability of a $5.2 billion copper-gold project in southern Philippines, Xstrata said on Friday.
MANILA, June 26 (Reuters) - Production at the Galoc oilfield in offshore Philippines has been temporarily suspended due to adverse weather conditions, a local partner in the project said on Friday.
MANILA, Philippines - Slower pay hikes especially among low salary earners are expected to increase the numbers of poor Filipino households this year, an official said.
MANILA, Philippines - Pre-need sales rose during the four-month period as this was propped up by more pension plans sold, data from the Securities and Exchange Commission showed.
MANILA, Philippines - Pre-need sales improved during the four-month period propped up by pension plans, data from the Securities and Exchange Commission showed.
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines secured a loan from the World Bank that will boost its agriculture sector and food security.
* C.bank says smaller drop in 2009 exports possible
MANILA, Philippines - GMA Network Inc. remained confident of meeting its first half profit goals after various companies continued to spend for advertising and promotion.
MANILA, Philippines - Local retail investors in the Philippine stock market has increased, indicating that more Filipinos have cashed in on the opportunities brought by buying and selling shares of listed companies.
MANILA, Philippines - Local retail investors in the local stock market has increased, indicating a bigger portion of the population has become aware of the opportunities available to them through listed companies.
MANILA, Philippines - The Agriculture department has earmarked P3.9 billion to purchase at least 300,000 metric tons of yellow corn from local farmers at a higher price of P13 per kilo to entice them to plant more, secretary Arthur Yap said.
MANILA, Philippines- Factory output declined for the sixth straight month in April at a faster rate, the National Statistics Office Thursday.
MANILA (AFP) - - The World Bank has said it had approved a 70.36 million-dollar farming loan for the Philippines aimed at boosting output in the world's largest rice importer.
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